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Teacher Whitten from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Reading!

My students need reading material that will keep them interested and engaged while allowing them to read at their level.

  • $253 goal

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My Students

I teach middle school students in the north east Los Angeles area. I work specifically with students with IEPs who have learning disabilities. Many of our students are also designated as Long Term English Learners who are struggling to meet the literacy demands necessary to reclassify. Over 90% live below the poverty line and meet the requirements for free or reduced lunch.

Unfortunately, along with these difficulties, far too many of our students come to us below grade level in reading.

Some students are reading as low as first or second grade level. Though many struggle academically however, they are full of life and creativity and have big dreams for their futures!

My Project

My students, many of whom read below grade level, need books and magazines that are accessible to them while keeping them engaged. One of the hardest things is to find materials for middle school students who have been struggling readers that are not demeaning or embarrassing for them. Nonfiction articles, such as those found in magazines and graphic novels are the perfect fit!

Providing ample reading material for my students with disabilities that will keep them motivated to continue growing in their reading will take us a long way towards our reading goals.

When students find that reading is both interesting and fun, they are on the path towards lifelong reading and learning.

Teacher Whitten Studio School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

35 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic Scope, Grades 6 - 8 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 9 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 6–8 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $9.25 10 $92.50
The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
BONE #5: Rock Jaw Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel The Lightning Thief • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Isis & Osiris To the Ends of the Earth • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels: Wild Pitch • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute Lunch Lady #1 • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Squish #1: Super Amoeba Super Amoeba • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Boxcar Children: The Woodshed Mystery • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Babymouse #1: Queen of the World! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Shadow Door • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$158.19

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.25

Sales tax

 $14.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$214.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.81

Total project goal

$252.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $252.09

4 Donors

-$252.09

Donations toward project cost

-$214.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.81

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